Raptorsong
Part Three
After we heard it, Moonmist and I jumped to our feet. I nodded my head toward the forest. We had to figure out what these creatures were. I just hoped that we wouldn't run into the self-proclaimed king of the island, the Spinosaur.
We walked together for some time, hoping to find these things. I tried to talk to her, but she was hot on the trail of something. When I tried again, she growled menacingly at me. I hung my head down low, to show her that I was sorry. We walked in silence from then on out.
Now, you have to understand, I was very surprised that she had accepted me this late in the season. In fact, I was surprised she even chose me at all. I mean, I am kind of dumb. It was just three day's ago when we met each other the first time. I was out hunting with the pack, when I saw her, a lone female raptor that was about the same age as me. She had also been hunting the stegosaur we had our eyes on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I have to impress her! Was the only thought running through my mind. I want her to be my mate! She moved back into the bushes, so the other members of our pack wouldn't attack her. Cleo our leader nodded to each pack member in turn. I nodded back stupefied as I watched the girl over hiding in the brush.
We all took our positions, and bolted into the clearing. I ran toward the left flank of the giant, as well as another. I was so worried about impressing the female in the bushes though, that I did not pay attention to what I was doing.
I kept running at full speed. Then, all of a sudden, I found myself on my back, staring up at the sky. I had tripped on a tree branch.
How could I have done this? I thought. Now she will defiantly not want me. I cocked my head ad saw her there in the brush, making sharp chirrups, as if she were laughing at me.
The pack managed to bring the thing down, and they still allowed me to have some, despite the fact that I really didn't help with killing it. The girl in the bushes cautiously walked toward the freshly made kill. The others all hissed at her saying "Get away!" She retreated into the bushes, but did not leave. I watched her the whole time. She watched me.
After most of the pack had finished, I burrowed my head into the bloody mass and pulled out a large hunk of meat. Trying to look as non- threatening as possible, I brought it over to the female, and dropped it in front of her feet. I hoped that maybe by bringing her food, I could make up what happened during the hunt. She looked at the meat, then at me, then back at it. I turned and walked away. That was the last I saw of her. Until tonight. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Moonmist looked around. She sniffed the air, trying to find a sign of what we were hunting. She looked at me and screeched. It was not threatening, but more like "Follow me, I think I know where they are". I followed her deeper into the forest, hoping that we could find these strange new creatures.
Part Three
After we heard it, Moonmist and I jumped to our feet. I nodded my head toward the forest. We had to figure out what these creatures were. I just hoped that we wouldn't run into the self-proclaimed king of the island, the Spinosaur.
We walked together for some time, hoping to find these things. I tried to talk to her, but she was hot on the trail of something. When I tried again, she growled menacingly at me. I hung my head down low, to show her that I was sorry. We walked in silence from then on out.
Now, you have to understand, I was very surprised that she had accepted me this late in the season. In fact, I was surprised she even chose me at all. I mean, I am kind of dumb. It was just three day's ago when we met each other the first time. I was out hunting with the pack, when I saw her, a lone female raptor that was about the same age as me. She had also been hunting the stegosaur we had our eyes on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I have to impress her! Was the only thought running through my mind. I want her to be my mate! She moved back into the bushes, so the other members of our pack wouldn't attack her. Cleo our leader nodded to each pack member in turn. I nodded back stupefied as I watched the girl over hiding in the brush.
We all took our positions, and bolted into the clearing. I ran toward the left flank of the giant, as well as another. I was so worried about impressing the female in the bushes though, that I did not pay attention to what I was doing.
I kept running at full speed. Then, all of a sudden, I found myself on my back, staring up at the sky. I had tripped on a tree branch.
How could I have done this? I thought. Now she will defiantly not want me. I cocked my head ad saw her there in the brush, making sharp chirrups, as if she were laughing at me.
The pack managed to bring the thing down, and they still allowed me to have some, despite the fact that I really didn't help with killing it. The girl in the bushes cautiously walked toward the freshly made kill. The others all hissed at her saying "Get away!" She retreated into the bushes, but did not leave. I watched her the whole time. She watched me.
After most of the pack had finished, I burrowed my head into the bloody mass and pulled out a large hunk of meat. Trying to look as non- threatening as possible, I brought it over to the female, and dropped it in front of her feet. I hoped that maybe by bringing her food, I could make up what happened during the hunt. She looked at the meat, then at me, then back at it. I turned and walked away. That was the last I saw of her. Until tonight. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Moonmist looked around. She sniffed the air, trying to find a sign of what we were hunting. She looked at me and screeched. It was not threatening, but more like "Follow me, I think I know where they are". I followed her deeper into the forest, hoping that we could find these strange new creatures.